Horseshoe-calk



NESS:

E. T, GOWING.

HORSESHOE CALK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, 1920.

1,374,848. I Patentd Apr. 12, 1921.

Team/ W INVENTOR ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST GOWING, OF EVANS MILLS, NEW YORK, AS SIGNOR OF ONE-HALF '10 ORENS. PIGKARD, 0F EVANS MILLS, NEW YORK.

fiipecification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

Application filed March 20, 1920. Serial No. 367,323.

To all 10 ham it may concern B it known that I, EnNEsr T. GowINo, acitizen of the United States, residing at Evans Mills, in the county ofJefierson and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Horseshoe-Calks, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to horse/shoes, particularly to horseshoes of thetype provided with detachable calks; and has for its object theprovision of a single detachable toe calk which is so constructed andmounted upon the shoe as to be strong and rigid owing to the engagementof the shoulders thereon with the body of the shoe, which will beincapable of twisting as the calk is attached at two different points,which will be strong and durable, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a horseshoe'equipped with mycalk,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken transversely through the calk andforward portion of the shoe, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken longitudinally of the calk.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the letter A designates ahorseshoe of the type ordinarily provided with holes B within which aresecured the shanks of removable calks. Horseshoes of this type are wellknown and it is common to provide them with toe calks formed in twosections. The great drawback to this construction has been that the toecalks become twisted or that one may be lost, which will result inthrowing the weight of the horse to the side of the foot. 7

In carrying out my invention I provide a toe calk 10 which is formed asan elongated bar, wedge-shaped in cross-section, as shown, and havingformed upon its wide edge a pair of shanks 11 which are tapered andwhich are driven into the holes B at the forward end of the shoe. Aroundthe holes B the shoe is formed with enlargements or my calk it will beseen that the calk 10 being a single integral member cannot twist anditwill also be apparent that it will not easily be lost, as even if oneend were to become loose the weight upon the shoe would cramp the otherend so as to hold the calk sub stantially rigid or at least suflicientlyso as to prevent loss. It will therefore be observed that the calk willbe strong, especially in View of the fact that the projection 12 engagesbetween the bosses and thus reduces any lateral strain in eitherdirection.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right tomake such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts aswill not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of thesubjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:'

In combination with a horseshoe having its forward portion provided withspaced holes surrounded by bosses arranged in spaced relation and havingtapered sides,

of a toe calk formed as an elongated bar between said shanks with aprojection engaging against the under side of the shoe between thebosses, the ends of the projection being inchned and conformlngly engagng the bosses at the confronting portlons thereof.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

ERNEST r eowrNG.

